English Explanatory Dictionary

Elisabeth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.

Pronunciation

/ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/ /ᵻˈlɪs.ə.bəθ/ en-ca-Elizabeth.opus /ˈɛ.lɪ.sᵻ.bᵻθ/ /ˈɛ.lɪ.zᵻ.bᵻθ/

Word forms

Elisabeth Elizabeth

Etymology

The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).

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